New Orleans Official Visitors Guide 2008/2009 - (Page 38) continued from page 37 The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, U.N.O., an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art in the world. ogdenmuseum.org The Contemporary Arts Center has been the New Orleans Arts District’s focal point since 1976. It is home to bold experiments in painting, theatre, photography, performance, music, video, sculpture and more. The center focuses on local artists and musicians, and gallery admission is free! cacno.org The National World War II Museum takes you from Normandy’s beachheads to the sands of the Pacific Islands, with interactive displays and dramatic exhibits about the pivotal events of the war. The museum is preparing to triple its size by 2009, adding exciting new exhibits and educational space. ddaymuseum.org New Orleans Arts District is the “SoHo of the South,” bustling with art galleries, restaurants and music clubs. On the first Saturday night of every month—including White Linen Night (August 2) and Art for Arts’ Sake (October 4)—art lovers and socialites flock to Julia Street for a door-to-door festival that’s part art shopping, part club hopping (neworleansart.org). Head Uptown from the Arts District along Magazine Street and explore unique art galleries tucked in among 60 blocks of bars, boutiques, secondhand furniture stores, ethnic cafés and coffee shops. The French Quarter and its art galleries have been a sanctuary for artists for more than 200 years. You’ll find some of the city’s best-known artists here alongside galleries dealing in vintage prints, sculpture and more. The Historic New Orleans Collection in the French Quarter presents free exhibitions on the history of New Orleans and Louisiana. Tours are led by experienced docents and are commonly accepted as the best introduction to New Orleans history you can get. Come see the Michael P Smith Collection . and Sugar Bowl Collection as part of the new collections for 2008. hnoc.org The Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans’ most prominent heritage attraction, is comprised of five national landmarks that each tells a unique story. The Cabildo on Jackson Square was the site of the Louisiana Purchase and now houses exhibitions on the Purchase and on Louisiana history. At the neighboring Presbytere, it’s Carnival every day of the year. Mardi Gras: It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana takes you through this spectacular tradition, a central part of Louisiana’s heritage. And the Presbytere now has its cupola again after nearly a century without it! Madame John’s Legacy is open but with no exhibits, the Old U.S. Mint opens in late September/early October and the 1850 House is closed until further notice. lsm.crt.state.la.us n e W O r l e a n s m e t r O p O l i ta n c O n V e n t i O n & V i s i t O r s b u r e a u
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